Chicken Tomatillo Soup

Chicken Tomatillo Soup is a healthy Mexican soup made with chicken breast, canned whole tomatillos and beans simmered until thick and hearty in just 45 minutes.

Simple, flavorful Soup Recipes like Taco Soup are easy, delicious and made with common pantry ingredients you have on hand. This milder Chicken Tomatillo Soup is a tasty, light dinner ready in only 30 minutes.

CHICKEN TOMATILLO SOUP

If you love Southwestern flavors like tomatillos, green chiles, and cilantro, this is sure to be your newest favorite recipe. This easy Chicken Tomatillo Soup has a thick chili verde broth, creamy white beans, and tender chicken in every bite. Served with warm tortillas, this is a fast, one pot meal perfect for busy weeknights.

Chicken Tomatillo Soup uses fresh boneless chicken breasts and common pantry items like canned beans and green chiles. You could make your own tomatillo sauce from scratch, but it’s much easier to use a can of salsa verde. Canned salsa verde comes in different heat (spiciness) levels and can be roasted or not, giving you a variety of options for your soup.

You can make Chicken Tomatillo Soup ahead of time and store it for freezer crockpot meals, which are lifesaver on busy weeks. Make the soup as normal, cool and transfer to a freezer safe bag. Freeze the soup in a bag for up to 3 months. To reheat, just pop the frozen soup into your crockpot and cook on low or high until hot (about 3-6 hours).

Serve your Chicken Tomatillo Soup for a light weeknight dinner with a side of corn tortillas, Dinner Rolls, or Cornbread, and a simple salad. This soup is also a perfect side dish for Mexican main dishes like Chicken Enchiladas and Taco Salad. This recipe is about 8 servings as a dinner so it’s a great potluck side dish too!

Hominy: Hominy is a large whole kernel that is almost like a rice or potato substitute for soups. Add a can of hominy (rinsed and drained) to the Chicken Tomatillo Soup to make it heartier.

Spicy: Make a spicy Chicken Tomatillo Soup by adding fresh Serrano or jalapeño peppers. Finely mince fresh peppers, without seeds, and add to your pan after the onions are softened, cooking for 1 minute.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tomatillo Soup

In a skillet over medium heat sauté the onion and garlic until softened and then transfer to the slow cooker.

Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker and stir to combine.

Cover slow cooker with lid and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours, until chicken is completely cooked.

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